When we think of earthquakes, we imagine sudden, violent shaking. But deep beneath the Earth's surface, some faults move in near silence. These slow, shuffling slips and their accompanying hum -- ...

Though perhaps not well known to the general public, Axial Seamount is considered a key window into Earth's geology. Axial is significant because it sits atop the Juan de Fuca Ridge, the region where ...

Two massive tectonic plates (the Pacific and the Juan de Fuca plates) are constantly shifting, leading to a steady build-up ...

Scientists detected an earthquake in a US city built where Earth's crust is splitting apart due to a fault line stretching ...

The underwater volcano, Axial Seamount, off the coast of the Pacific Northwest is heading to eruption for the first time in a ...

Multiple studies worldwide focus on Mars, primarily investigating the presence or absence of water on the Red Planet. New ...